9th November 2011: A date that certainly will be remembered in the history of the Faculty of Agriculture and the University of Mauritius. Presently, we are facing several challenges in the world including the loss of our biodiversity, leading to climate change; whose effects are being experienced over the globe. The… Read More
It is 2 p.m in Mauritius and we are heading to Rose-Hill (a town situated in the centre of the island) to meet an entrepreneur engaged in agriculture. Reaching our destination, there is a banner in front of the gate which grabs our attention: “www.tantebazar.com. Online Shopping – vegetables, fruits,… Read More
World Food Day for me Like every year, there is one event that I wait impatiently: The World Food Day. The reason for this is because for the past 3 years, I have been involved in organizing this event on the University campus through the Agricultural Society (whether it was… Read More
Since Monday morning, I’ve been following on Twitter the Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair, which is being held in Rome from 26-29 September 2011. Till now, this one has been my favourite part since he just said things which were in my mind for a long time, but no one… Read More
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) Annual High Level Regional Food Security Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue 2011 was held from 19th to 23rd September in Mbabane (Swaziland) at the Royal Swazi Spa Hotel. The theme of this year’s annual regional dialogue was “Advocating for the active engagement of… Read More